'Not Afraid' gets criticized on Radio 1 (UK)

[dR3]

Anyway, One Mic, I haven't read your opinion on the song.

Did you like it or?

[Norway kills]

Haters can make like bee stingers and drop dead

I believe

"Haters can make like bees with no stingers and drop dead"..

That doesn't make sence! That's like totally meaningless! IDIOT! IDIOT! IDIOT!

I am the greatest human on this planet! I AM THE BIG COWBOY KILLER!

[Kez]

iTunes chart:
#1 US
#1 Canada
#1 Sweden
#1 Luxembourg
#1 Switzerland
#2 Australia
#2 Italy
#2 Spain
#2 New Zealand
#2 Norway
#3 Denmark
#3 Japan
#3 Finland

Nuff said

No, not nuff said, sales do not equal quality.

[RichardDiNozzo]

Alaine... will everybody in the world know the words of the chorus to this song in a month?

Let's see how far I am:

"I'm not afraid, to take a stand, everybody, come take my hand, we'll walk this road together, through the storm...something something, rhymes with storm, let 'em know, you're not alone, holla if you feel like, you been down that same road."

Hmm...I don't think I have it yet...

I have it

[Kez]

Well, ur opinion isn't really important.

And yours is?

[dR3]

Anyway, One Mic, I haven't read your opinion on the song.

Did you like it or?

On first listen, I was kind of bored half way through, and was quite shocked. I liked the chorus/hook from the start though, the "EVERYBODY" bit I could just tell this song is going to be a winner!

I got a lump in my throat (well, not really but its what people say) when he said about Relapse being "eh" and perhaps he ran them accents into the ground. Also when he said "To the fans, I'll never let you down again, I'm back"......I was thinking

However I think its definitely a "grower" and gets better with every listen. I can see myself getting bored of this song If I keep playing it though, so havent' listened that many times

Overall its a solid first single, and its given me high hopes for the album

Judging from the (general) reaction to it so far, and by that I don't just mean Eminem fans/forums Its going to be a huge record for the masses. I said it will become the most universally liked Eminem song since Lose Yourself, I think it will sell a ridiculous amount, and go to #1 in various countries. Its already gotten spins on the HBO 24/7 boxing thing Mayweather-Mosely , shot to #1 on iTunes without ANY promotion, not even a music video yet.....Its already more popular than any song on Relapse from the general public / casual Eminem fan

Not Afraid >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> any Eminem first single before it

Nice read. Thanks.

[Kez]

Well, ur opinion isn't really important.

And yours is?

I wasn't talking about mine!
My opinion is important for myself tho!

Right but by your established principle, i can equally say your opinion isn't important either, despite the fact that it's important for yourself (as is mine for me). So really to say mine's somehow inferior to yours is homo.

[shadyboymez]

It is a good song....a great rebound from the "ehhhh" Relapse. I have a friend who thought Eminem lost it (not my opinion), basically because all he had been doing was using accents to rap. He heard Not Afraid and said he can't wait for Recovery to come out. I think this song will bring Eminem much more positive feedback than Relapse as a whole.

[stella222]

^ you're asking me personally? lol it's hard to tell now cuz it's not taking off on the radio yet. All success right now just comes straight from sale.

I think the song will enter top 40 very soon. It's already 51.
http://pulsemusic.proboards.com/index.c ... 50&page=17

[slimsoxshady]

i been bangin this shit windows down for days now...shits still fire, more so now actually

and i admit i pretty much hate anyone and everyone who dislikes this song on this forum...fuck em
unnnngggghhhh!

[EminemBase]

It is a good song....a great rebound from the "ehhhh" Relapse. I have a friend who thought Eminem lost it (not my opinion), basically because all he had been doing was using accents to rap. He heard Not Afraid and said he can't wait for Recovery to come out. I think this song will bring Eminem much more positive feedback than Relapse as a whole.

He wasn't 'just using accents to rap'. He embodied in a character.

He became an eloquent serial killer poet. He didn't write like Eminem, it allowed him to embody new techniques, he wrote like a narrator.

He wrote with utterly genius descriptive form and poetic flair. It was a totally different period in his music. Not 'just accents'.

[iraqi4life]

WTF, what are they on about?
Fans loved it, but the 'experts' hated it.

[slimsoxshady]

yea and some of these so called experts have blog names like "cocaine blunts"

i wouldn't expect anything but ignorant hate on their part

[Kez]

i wouldn't expect anything but ignorant hate on their part

and i wouldn't expect anything but blind praise from people with usernames like slimsoxshady and shadizz

[slimsoxshady]

i wouldn't expect anything but ignorant hate on their part

and i wouldn't expect anything but blind praise from people with usernames like slimsoxshady and shadizz

cuz this shits fire son...easy for me to hate on something supbar but whenever something good actually drops i gotta quit trolling Lil Wayne topics and support greatness